Vanderbilt second baseman Tony Kemp made a number of outstanding defensive plays in the Commodores' win over Mississippi State.

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Mack Burke
| The Tennessean

The No. 3 Vanderbilt baseball team extended its winning win streak to four games with a series-opening 3-1 victory over Mississippi State at Hawkins Field on Friday.

The Commodores (37-6, 17-2 SEC) were led by a spectacular pitching performance by junior pitcher Kevin Ziomek (8-2), who threw seven innings and gave up only one run on four hits while recording nine strikeouts.

"We knew (MSU) was a good team," Ziomek said. "My slider was really good today, and when I can throw that thing tight and hard, it's really hard to hit." ...